Rail Strikes: No EMR services on Wednesday, 8 May
- EMR unable to run any services on Wednesday, May 8, due to industrial action by ASLEF
- Between Monday, 6 and Saturday, 11 May services may be affected by an overtime ban
- Strikes are part of a programme of industrial action affecting 18 train companies
- Customers are advised to check their full journey, including first and last trains, before travelling
EMR is unable to run any services on Wednesday, 8 April, due to industrial action by ASLEF.
ASLEF Union members will also be taking part in an overtime ban between Monday, 6 and Saturday, 11 May. EMR plans to run a normal timetable, however there is a possibility of short notice cancellations and alterations.
On Tuesday, 7 May, EMR Connect services are likely to be busier and customers may face extended journey times - this is due to strike action affecting Thameslink services.
EMR will be operating an amended timetable with a different stopping pattern between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield on Thursday, 9 May. This is to better accommodate the number of customers it is expecting to use this route - as strike action will affect other train operating companies that normally operate on it.
Throughout the strike period, customers are advised to check their full journey, including first and last trains, before travelling due to strike action impacting multiple train operators on different days.
Will Rogers, Managing Director of East Midlands Railway, said: "This approach from the ASLEF union means different parts of the network and different train operating companies are affected at different times.
"Unfortunately we cannot run any services on Wednesday, 8 May. However, during the days affected by action short of strike we plan to run a normal timetable.
"Customers are advised to check our website to understand how their whole journey is affected before setting off and expect possible disruption or late notice cancellations."
More information regarding the strikes can be found here: https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/rail-strike
Strikes affect on EMR services
Monday, 6 May - Overtime ban
EMR is planning to run a normal timetable on Monday, 6 May however, there could be short-notice alterations and cancellations.
Tuesday, 7 May - Overtime ban
EMR is planning to run a normal timetable on Tuesday, 7 May however, there could be short-notice alterations and cancellations.
Strike action is also taking place on c2c, Greater Anglia (including Stansted Express), Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway (including Island Line).
Due to strike action taking place on Thameslink, our Connect services are likely to be busier on this day and you may face extended journey times.
Wednesday, 8 May
No EMR services.
Strike action is also taking place on Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway.
Thursday, 9 May - Overtime ban
EMR is planning to run a normal timetable on Thursday, 9 May however, there could be short-notice alterations and cancellations.
Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield will be operating with an amended timetable.
EMR services will only call at Alfreton, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street. EMR services will not be calling at Dronfield, Ilkeston, Langley Mill, Widnes, Warrington Central or Liverpool South Parkway. The first and last services will not call at Dore & Totley, Grindleford, Hathersage, Bamford, Hope, Edale or Chinley or Hazel Grove, or Birchwood.
It is likely customers will face extended journey times and they may not be able to board the service they planned for. Customers should expect queues and longer journey times.
On all other EMR routes it is expecting to operate the planned timetable, however, trains are subject to short-notice alternations and cancellations.
Strike action is also taking place on LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express and other train operators may be running a reduced service due to an overtime ban. Please check your full journey before travelling.
Friday, 10 May - Overtime Ban
EMR is planning to run a normal timetable on Friday, 10 May however, there could be short-notice alterations and cancellations.
Saturday, 11 May - Overtime Ban
EMR is planning to run a normal timetable on Saturday, 11 May however, there could be short-notice alterations and cancellations.